Synopsis

When Christians share the gospel, we tend to focus on what we are saved from — hell, Satan, sin, meaningless existence etc. We often do not also focus on what we are saved to become. Paul is clear that we are saved to become a new humanity, one that exhibits Christ-like character (Romans 8:29 – 30). This is a central call of the New Testament and ought to be the central to the agenda of the church. It is Jesus Himself who gives us the mandate to make disciples ( Matthew 16 – 20). Yet too often discipleship is at most one of the activities of the church. We need to see why and how we need to return discipling to the heart of the agenda of the church. And we follow Jesus who shows us that disciple making is relational. This course will look at why we must put a premium on disciple-making and how that is to be done.

Biodata

Rev Dr Tan Soo Inn is a director of Graceworks (www.graceworks.com.sg), a training and publishing consultancy committed to promoting spiritual friendship in church and society. He runs this ministry in partnership with his wife, Bernice. Bernice and Soo Inn have four sons. Soo Inn has worked as a dentist, pastored two churches, and served in a number of parachurch organizations. He is an adjunct lecturer in various seminaries and serves as the chaplain of the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship, Singapore. Soo Inn has a BDS (dentistry) from the University of Singapore, a ThM in New Testament from Regent College, Vancouver, and a DMin from Fuller Seminary. His primary passions include connecting the Word of God to the struggles of daily life, and the promotion of the discipline of spiritual friendship.